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The Austin Montego is a British mid-size saloon car that was produced by the Austin Rover subsidiary of British Leyland (BL), and its successors, from 1984 until 1994. The Montego was the replacement for the much maligned Morris Ital, to give British Leyland a modern competitor for the Ford Sierra and Vauxhall Cavalier. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 375 pixelsFull resolution (1780 Ã— 835 pixel, file size: 280 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Automakers, also known as carmakers, automobile manufacturers, motor manufacturers, or the automobile industry are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ... The Austin Rover Group was a British motor manufacturer, which was formed from the British Leyland Motor Corporation (BL), and existed between 1982 and 1987. ... The Morris Ital was launched in June 1980. ... The Austin Ambassador was a large hatchback automobile introduced by British Leyland (BL) in 1982. ... MG had used the Magnette name on a number of saloons since the 1930s, but the Magnette models of the 1950s and 1960s are best-remembered. ... The Rover 600 Series is a mid-size automobile launched early in 1993. ... The MG ZT is a high-performance version of the Rover 75 executive car, produced by MG at their Longbridge site in Birmingham. ... Car classification is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories. ... A mid-size car, frequently referred to as an intermediate, is an automobile with a size between that of a compact and a full-size or standard-size car. ... Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. ... A notchback full-size luxury sedan. ... Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ... An automobile platform is a shared set of components common to a number of different automobiles. ... Sketch of FF layout In automotive design, a FF, or Front-engine, Front-wheel drive layout places both the engine and driven wheels at the front of the vehicle. ... An 848 cc A-Series Engine in a 1963 Austin Mini Austin Motor Companys small straight-4 automobile engine, the A-Series, is one of the most common in the world. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... The S-Series is a Straight-4 SOHC internal combustion engine developed by the Austin Rover Group (subsidiary of British Leyland), and introduced in 1984 in both the Austin Montego and the Mark 1 Rover 200-series. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... BL O-Series engine from an Morris Ital The BL O-Series engine was a straight-4 automobile engine family produced by British Leyland (BL) as a development of the BMC B-Series engine family. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... The Austin Maestro is a mid-sized 5-door hatchback car that was produced by the Austin Rover subsidiary of British Leyland (BL), and its successors, from 1983 until 1994. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Automotive design. ... Rover P6 Rover SD1 David Bache (14 June 1925â€“26 November 1994) was a British car designer. ... Roy Axe is a British car designer. ... A notchback full-size luxury sedan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Austin Rover Group was a British motor manufacturer, which was formed from the British Leyland Motor Corporation (BL), and existed between 1982 and 1987. ... The British Leyland Motor Corporation (often abbreviated to simply BL), was a Britain in 1968. ... The Morris Ital was launched in June 1980. ... The Ford Sierra was a large family car built by Ford Europe between 1982 and 1993, originally designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick le QuÃ©ment, . Released on 21 September 1982, it replaced the Ford Cortina/Taunus, and was itself replaced by the Mondeo. ... The Vauxhall Cavalier was a large family car sold primarily in the UK by Vauxhall Motors, the British subsidiary of General Motors from 1976 to 1995. ...

Design and development

The Montego started life as a four-door notchback variant of project LC10. The Austin Maestro emerged as the five-door hatchback variant. When the designs diverged, the Montego became project LM11 (the Maestro being LM10), and remained based on a lengthened version of the LC10 floorpan. The Montego received very different front and rear styling following the replacement of designer David Bache with Roy Axe. It also featured body-coloured bumpers (as did the Maestro), and front wipers which hid themselves under the bonnet when parked.^[1] Notchback is a form of automobile body that is characterized by a sharp vertical drop-off from roof to trunk, as opposed to hatchback or fastback. ... The Austin Maestro is a mid-sized 5-door hatchback car that was produced by the Austin Rover subsidiary of British Leyland (BL), and its successors, from 1983 until 1994. ... Renault Megane hatchback, a proper hatchback which has shown huge success in Europe Peugeot 306 hatchback, with the hatch lifted and the parcel shelf tilted for access Hatchback is a term designating an automobile design, containing a passenger cabin with an integrated cargo space, accessed from behind the vehicle by... Rover P6 Rover SD1 David Bache (14 June 1925â€“26 November 1994) was a British car designer. ... Roy Axe is a British car designer. ...

The Montego offered many improvements over the Maestro, many of which were later incorporated into the latter, such as a new SOHC engine (the S-Series), and a more robust dashboard. As with the Maestro, there was a high-performance MG version which again used the solid-state instrument cluster, trip computer, and the synthesised voice of Nicolette MacKenzie for the information and warning systems. The dashboard fitted to the Montego was superior to that originally designed for the Maestro and featured a rally-style tachometer, a service indicator and a representation of the car showing open doors, lights left on, etc. Single overhead cam (also SOHC) refers to the internal combustion engine design where one camshaft is located above the valves. ... For other uses, see Engine (disambiguation). ... The S-Series is a Straight-4 SOHC internal combustion engine developed by the Austin Rover Group (subsidiary of British Leyland), and introduced in 1984 in both the Austin Montego and the Mark 1 Rover 200-series. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A trip computer is an onboard computer device fitted to cars which can generally record distance travelled, average speed, average fuel consumption, and display real time fuel consumption information. ...

An estate variant, with larger luggage capacity than its competitors,^[2] two additional rear-facing child seats and self-levelling suspension, also styled by Roy Axe, followed shortly and received instant acclaim, winning the company a Design Council award.^[3] Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ... Self-levelling refers to an automobile suspension system that maintains a constant ride height of the vehicle above the road, regardless of load. ... The Design Council is a British organisation incorporated by Royal Charter and registered as an independent charity, but effectively a government agency (or, in the jargon of the UK government, a non-departmental public body). It enhances prosperity and well-being in the UK by demonstrating and promoting the vital...

To market

The Montego was launched on April 25, 1984. The estate variant was launched at the British International Motor Show in October of that year. The 150 bhp (112 kW) MG turbocharged variant took the market by storm in early 1985 as the fastest production MG ever with a 0-60 mph time of 7.3 seconds, and a top speed of 203 km/h (126 mph).^[3] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 519 pixelsFull resolution (2592 Ã— 1680 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 519 pixelsFull resolution (2592 Ã— 1680 pixel, file size: 1. ... The British International Motor Show is an automobile show held biennially in the United Kingdom. ...

Like the Maestro, the Montego suffered from its overly long development phase, which had been begun in 1975 and which was hampered throughout by the industrial turmoil that plagued both British Leyland and Austin Rover Group during this period. In some ways, the technology was ahead of its time, notably the solid-state instrumentation. However, early examples suffered from build quality and reliability issues. The talking dashboard fitted to high-end models (and initially used to promote the Montego as an advanced high-tech offering) was prone to irritating faults and came to be regarded as something of an embarrassment by BL and the British press. This feature was discontinued after a short period. It is unknown how many, if any, MG Montego EFi models featuring the LED dashboard remain.

Later developments

However, despite all this, the Montego matured into a really competent car. A minor facelift in 1989 enhanced its appeal, which was buoyed up by both the Perkins-engined diesel model, and the seven-seater version of the "Countryman" estate. The diesel saloon even won a 'Car' magazine 'giant test' against the Citroën BX (1.7 XUDT), the then new Peugeot 405 (1.7 XUDT) and Audi 80 (1.6) turbo diesels. They rated the 405 the best car, followed by the BX and then the Montego, with the Audi coming in last. "But if people buy diesels, and turbo diesel for their economy, the winner has to be the Montego. ...its engine is - even when roundly thrashed - more than 10% more economical than the rest. For those isolated moments when cost control is not of the essence, the Montego is a car you can enjoy too. The steering and driving position are quite excellent. They described the suspension as 'impressively refined'. It is silent over rough bumps, poised and well damped." Engines P3: Three cylinder diesel engine, produced from 1953-11 to 1967-03. ... This article is about the fuel. ...

The turbo diesel became a favourite of the RAF for officer transport. Car Mechanics magazine ran an RAF officer transport demobbed Montego bought from a Ministry of Defence auction in 1996.^{[citation needed]} RAF is an three letter acronym for: Royal Air Force -- the Air Force of the United Kingdom (see also Air Ministry) Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) -- a German terror organisation Rigas Autobusu Fabrika -- a factory making buses in Riga, Latvia Rapid Action Force in India RaÄunarski Fakultet RAF...

The facelift also saw the phasing out of the Austin name. These late-1980s models had a badge resembling the Rover Viking longship, but it was not identical, nor did the word "Rover" ever appear on the cars.

By the early 1990s, the Montego was terminally aged, and production effectively ceased when the replacement car, the Rover 600, was launched in 1993, (special fleet orders were almost handbuilt until 1994, while estates continued until 1995). In its final year, What Car? magazine said "(Austin) Rover's once 'great white hope', Montego matured into a very decent car — but nobody noticed". The chassis development for the Montego and Maestro's rear suspension was used as a basis for later Rover cars, and was well regarded. ^{[citation needed]} The Rover 600 Series is a mid-size automobile launched early in 1993. ... What Car? is a long-running UK monthly motoring magazine and website, currently edited by David Motton and published by Haymarket Motoring. ...

Montegos continued to be built in small numbers in CKD form at the Cowley plant in Oxford until 1994, when production finally ended. The last car was signed by all those that worked on it, and is now on display at the British Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon, Warwickshire, UK. 546,000 Austin Montegos and 23,000 MG Montegos were produced. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The British Heritage Motor Centre centre at Gaydon, Warwickshire, England holds the vehicle collection and archive of the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust. ... Gaydon is a village in Warwickshire, England, close to Leamington Spa. ...

In all, 436,000 Montegos were sold in the UK between 1984 and 1995. In August 2006, a survey by Auto Express magazine revealed that the Montego was Britain's eighth most scrapped car, with just 8,988 still in working order. Contributing to this, areas of the bodywork that were to be covered by plastic trim (such as door rubbing stips) were left unpainted and thus unprotected. In addition, pre-1989 models cannot run on unleaded petrol without the cylinder head being converted or needing fuel additives. Sadly, many people are unaware that the FHBVC (Federation of Historic British Vehicle Clubs) tested and approved lead replacement fuel additives, that work out at only a couple of pence a litre. Petrol redirects here. ... The cylinder head from a GMC van. ...

International Markets

New Zealand

In New Zealand, the Austin Montego was launched in 1984. The only models available were the manual 2.0-litre HLS or Mayfair versions (in estate form). A sedan version was not offered in New Zealand due to concerns that it would compete directly with the Honda Accord. The Honda Accord is an automobile manufactured by Honda since 1976, debuting as a compact hatchback and evolving into a intermediate vehicle. ...

These early carburettor Montegos developed a reputation for catching fire as a fuel hose would dislodge and spray petrol over the hot exhaust manifold; a trait the Austin shared with some older Ford Cortina models. The Ford Cortina was a medium sized family car sold by Ford of Britain in various guises from 1962 to 1982. ...

From about 1989 onwards, a wider range of models were imported by a new company, Rover New Zealand; this included sedan versions for the first time. Also new were the MG 2.0 range (identical to the MG Montego sold in the UK), and all wore the official MG badge. The main Auckland dealer developed an air conditioning system as an option for these models in conjunction with local specialists. However, the estate version was never sold in the UK with the MG badging. MG may refer to: Mel Gibson, actor Match Game, U.S 1970s Game Show Champion Air IATA airline designator Myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease MG (car), British automobile manufacturer, now part of Chinas Nanjing Automobile Group mg (editor), Emacs-compatible Unix text editor Machine gun Madagascar (ISO 3166-1... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

India

The Montego was sold in India as the Rover Montego in collaboration with Sipani Motors - (the company that tried and failed to market the Reliant Kitten - a version of the Robin with 4 wheels and Triumph-inspired front suspension - as the Sipani Dolphin). The car was not a success, selling in limited numbers before being discontinued. Reliant Kitten The Reliant Kitten is a small car which was manufactured from 1975 to 1982 by the Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth, England. ... 1974 Reliant Robin Reliant Robins are also raced by enthusiasts The Reliant Robin (often incorrectly referred to as a Robin Reliant) is a small three-wheeled car manufactured by the Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth, England. ...

China

A version of the Austin Maestro with a Montego front end is built in China under the Etsong Lande nameplate. The Austin Maestro is a mid-sized 5-door hatchback car that was produced by the Austin Rover subsidiary of British Leyland (BL), and its successors, from 1983 until 1994. ... SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile is a joint-venture between General Motors and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation of China. ...

Engines

An 848 cc A-Series Engine in a 1963 Austin Mini Austin Motor Companys small straight-4 automobile engine, the A-Series, is one of the most common in the world. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...

Media appearances

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References

Notes

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External links

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The Triumph TR7 was a sports car manufactured from 1975 to 1981 by the Triumph Motor Company, then part of British Leyland (and subsequently, BL Ltd. ... 1971 Triumph Toledo two-door The Triumph Toledo was a compact automobile introduced in August 1970 as a cheaper version of the 1300, which was at the same time replaced by the 1500. ... The Triumph 1300 was a medium/small 4-door saloon car made by Standard Triumph under the control of Leyland Motors. ... Triumph 1500 The Triumph 1500 was a small front-wheel drive automobile produced by Standard-Triumph from 1970. ... The Triumph 2000 was a mid-sized automobile produced in Coventry by the Triumph Motor Company between 1963 and 1977. ... The Triumph 2000 was a mid-sized automobile produced in Coventry by the Triumph Motor Company between 1963 and 1977. ... The Triumph Dolomite was a popular smallâ€“medium-sized four-door saloon car, made by Triumph under the British Leyland organisation. ... The Triumph Acclaim was a compact automobile made by BL Ltd. ... Austin Princess was a name given to luxury cars made by the Austin company during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. ... Austin Princess was a name given to luxury cars made by the Austin company during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. ... Austin Princess was a name given to luxury cars made by the Austin company during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. ... ADO16 was the codename for the development of what became the Morris 1100, a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and, later, British Leyland. ... The Austin Allegro is a small family car that was manufactured by British Leyland under the Austin name from 1973 until 1983. ... MG had used the Magnette name on a number of saloons since the 1930s, but the Magnette models of the 1950s and 1960s are best-remembered. ... The 6/90 replaced the 6/80 as Wolseley Motor Companys top-line automobile. ... MG had used the Magnette name on a number of saloons since the 1930s, but the Magnette models of the 1950s and 1960s are best-remembered. ... The Riley One-Point-Five and similar Wolseley 1500 were upscale versions of the venerable Morris Minor. ... The Wolseley 15/60 was the first of the mid-sized Pinin Farina-designed automobiles from BMC. Launched in 1959, the design would eventually be shared with seven other marques. ... The Wolseley 6/99 was the final large Wolseley automobile. ... The Wolseley 6/99 was the final large Wolseley automobile. ... For the new MINI, see MINI (BMW). ... ADO16 was the codename for the development of what became the Morris 1100, a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and, later, British Leyland. ... The Austin 1800 was a saloon car built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) from September 1964 to 1975 and colloquially known as the Landcrab. The 1800 was voted European Car of the Year for 1965. ...

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